The volunteers were completely inserted in the life of the communities and in the activities of the Salesian oratories spread in various places. The Salesian Community animates six oratories and the “Padre Chava” Canteen of Tijuana, 3 oratories in Ciudad Juárez and other manifold activities with the youth at risk, without counting the oratory coordinated by the Salesian Cooperators in Huatabampo.
By visiting and sharing the life and mission in the houses, volunteers discover the reality of lively and creative Salesian communities, with many activities in which they now collaborate. In all these activities, children and adolescents are welcomed by the hundreds, and the young educators that animate them come from different centres of the “Christ the King and Mary Help of Christians” Province (MEG). They give life to a series of apostolic, vocational, missionary and social experiences of great Salesian value.
The work of social promotion of the Salesians is amazing. In Tijuana, the “Padre Chava” Canteen everyday caters for over one thousand migrants. This is a border reality, one of migration and of social justice that challenges the capability of coping with everyday difficulties.
This missionary experience “has been for me like an immersion in Salesian spirituality, in social work, like an insertion in a border reality; and it fills me with joy to see that Salesians in Mexico bring credit to what characterizes them: a generous, cordial and fraternal reception and a great human sensitivity, mindful of details and strongly merciful”, was the comment of a volunteer.
“It is important to highlight the value of young volunteers who with great generosity and apostolic motivation face heat, hardships and sacrifices with great joy and total devotion. This is undoubtedly a vocational testimony of great impact”, the Salesians conclude.
